The Israeli Ministry of Health has issued a warning to consumers about the dangers of taking Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s dietary supplement containing red yeast rice. This warning comes after Japan’s health ministry reported a possible link between five deaths and over a hundred hospitalizations due to kidney disease and the consumption of this supplement. In Israel, red yeast rice has not been approved for use in dietary supplements, making the specified product unavailable in regular stores or official sales channels.
Last week, the Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s red yeast rice supplement was found to contain puberulic acid, a natural metabolite of blue mold. The plant in Wakayama Prefecture is currently undergoing thorough inspections to identify areas where mold may have grown in the production line.
The Ministry of Health has not received any reports of Israelis needing medical care after consuming this product purchased online. The warning is being taken seriously by the ministry, which is urging consumers to be cautious when purchasing dietary supplements and to only buy products from reputable sources.
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